US EditionMaher roasts Hegseth military meeting: ‘A manly administration’
Nearly 800 senior U.S. military leaders were summoned to reinforce fitness and discipline standards amid criticism that the meeting served as a loyalty test, officials said.
- Bill Maher criticized Donald Trump's administration and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his show, mocking a recent military meeting at Quantico, Virginia, where Hegseth targeted the appearance of generals and admirals.
- Hegseth's remarks at Quantico included comments on fitness tests and grooming standards, stating it was "completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon."
- Democratic leaders condemned the event at Quantico, arguing it politicized the U.S. military by emphasizing a partisan agenda.
- Maher humorously summed up Hegseth's focus as being half about "warrior ethos" and half about grooming, highlighting broader concerns about the direction of the military under Trump's leadership.
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Editorial: Hegseth want to turn back time | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Last Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a rare assembly of America’s senior military brass, recalling nearly 800 general and flag officers plus enlisted leaders of all branches from far-flung deployments to the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Va. It was a brash show of force, manufactured to kick off a new era of U.S. warfighting, but nothing of strategic value came from the meeting. What it did provide was clear insight into Hegse…
Trump Declares War on America
On Tuesday, our newly-dubbed “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth told our military’s top brass that they must restore the “male warrior spirit” to the armed forces.“Male” spirit, Pete? Excuse me, Pete. My mother, Gladys Palast, was honored by President Bill Clinton as the very first woman who volunteered for the US Coast Guard after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Let me tell you, Little Petie, Mom was a WARRIOR.How DARE you insult my mother’s courage a…
Gail Symons: What The Heck Did Pete Hegseth Just Say?
Columnist Gail Symons writes, "Hegseth's speech cast doubt on every female officer, minority commander, and leader who earned their position through grit and competence. That includes me. And I won’t stay silent while someone tries to turn my service, and the service of so many others, into a political stunt."
Former commanding officer of the U.S. Army in Europe on fitness standard in the military
(CBS, KYMA) - Ret. Gen. Ben Hodges spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about fitness standards in the military. Bringing up her previous interview with Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Brennan brought up Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's comments saying while he doesn't want to prevent women from serving in the military, he's now requiring everyone to meet the male standard. This prompted Brennan to ask Hodges if he thinks S…
Military fitness standards met with some praise — and some pushback
(NewsNation) — The Trump administration is seeking to reshape the military by changing standards for fitness and grooming. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth first announced the change during a speech speech he gave to top military officials at Quantico on Tuesday. The Pentagon is now ordering all service members to undergo two fitness tests per year with everyone expected to meet "the male standard." One of the tests will be a standard service fitn…
No one needed to swear anything in Quantico. At least not from the public. The 800 highly patented officers who were constantly summoned on the basis of Fuzielieros Navais by the Minister of the American War, Pete Hegseth, were able to make a landscape. Nothing to remember the famous personal oath required by each member of the German Armed Forces in August 1934, announcing the following hecatomb: Exclusive material for signatories. To have comp…
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